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pharmacognosy

phar·ma·cog·no·sy

pharmacognosy

 
pronunciation:
far m kag n si
features:
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part of speech: noun
definition: the science dealing with the plant, animal, and mineral sources and properties of drugs, esp. in their crude or unprepared states.
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derivations: pharmacognostic (adj.), pharmacognosist (n.)
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